Forget Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Messy: Which one was best, CR7 or R9

Forget the Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate. The real question to ask is who was / Ronaldo the best?

Soccer fans who grew up in the 1990s and 2000 will surely show you that Cristiano Ronaldo is not close to his Brazilian uncle, while young supporters will laugh at the suggestion of putting R9 in the same league as CR7, writes Periscopi.

However, here are some points that can make us clear which one is best.

R9 has won two World Cups

In addition to winning the two Copa Américas in 1997 and 99, Brazilian Ronaldo has also won the biggest football award, twice. The attacker could have won three in a row, had it not been for an attack on the end of 1998, which greatly influenced his performance. Meanwhile, Cristiano has never even passed the semifinal phase of the World Cup.

CR7 has won five Champions Leagues

R9 never won the Champions League, did it? Cristiano won it five times, with two different clubs and there's no way he can win the LK before hanging his boots.
Moreover, CR7 is the record goalist in the race. It has scored 130 times to date, in a report of 0.76 goals for the game. This is over double R9.

R9 played in Italy's golden age

When you think about football years Italy, the only thing that immediately comes to mind are incredible defenders. Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Canavaro list is endless. Ronaldo not only competed against everyone but also embarrassed them.

Protection of these days is not at the same level, perhaps Cristiano would not last two seconds against some of the players Ronaldo Brazilian ran around.

CR7 played in the golden era of La League

Lionel Messy. When Ronaldo Brazilian played, he had no one ready like Messy to race. Pep Guardio's Barcelona was a force to be calculated, and the fact that Cristian was able to win a La Ligas trophy speaks a lot.

In fact, the last decade of football in La League will go to history as one of the best of any leagues before, and CR7 was at the top of all things, scoring goals and winning trophies.

We can sit here all day and go around in things like goals, trophies and other people's thoughts, but let's see what's really important: how they make us feel. R9's name will forever be synonymous with joy.

He approached the game as it should be played - with a smile on his face and a gill on his sleeve. This series of Nike ads led a whole generation of fans to fall in love with the game or, as Brazilians call it, yoga bonito.

Besides the fact that joy is subjective, Cristiano is leaving a legacy that will live for generations to come he has done much more than make us smile and has won five Golden Balls, five Champions' Leagues and a European Champions. /Periscopi